Fluid-motor or the like.



L. H. BRINKMAN.

FLUID MOTOR. OR THE LIKE.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 12, 1912. RENEWED SEPT. 2a, 1913.

1,094,522. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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L. H. BRINKMAN.

FLUID MOTOR OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1912. RENEWED SEPT. 23, 1913.

1 ,O94,522, Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS I-I. BRINKMAN, OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL INDUSTRIES COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FLUID-MOTOR OR THE LIKE.

Application filed January 12, 1912, Serial No. 670,924. Renewed September 23, 1913.

To 64% whom it may concern Be it known that I, LOUIS H. BRINKMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glen Ridge, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful F luid-Motor or the like, of which the following is a specification.

Hy invention relates to a fluid operated motor mechanism, and especially to one hav ing a variable point of reverse, that is suitable :Eor use in bottle capping machines, hammers, and other engines of variable stroke.

One object of my invention is to provide an arrangement of the class described with a main piston having a controlling port therethrough and a valve controlling said port whereby the valve may be carried by the piston in order to easily and efficiently obtain a variable point of reverse controlled by the movement of the piston.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the point of reverse may be adjustably varied.

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement of the class described in which the main piston is controlled by a valve and the valve controlled by a pilot valve and which is extremely simple and efiicient and especially suitable for the purposes for which it is designed.

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement of the class described, which is not liable to stick or get out of order and which is capable of operating at high speed in a most eflicient manner.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and 1nodifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an enlarged sectional view in elevation of the working cylinders and internal pistons and valves of my invention, as applied to a bottle capping machine used in putting on what is termed a metallic cap and seal; such a machine being shown in elevation in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, is a sectional view taken on line AB of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 791,403.

the arrow E; Fig. 4, is a sectional view taken on line CD of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow F; and Fig. 5 is a view in section showing a continuation of that shown in Fig. 1.

1 is the main cylinder, 2 is the lower cylinder head secured to main cylinder 1, and containing packing 3. 4 is the upper main cylinder head, 5 is a piston cylinder which operates through lower cylinder head 2, and packing 3, and has secured on its outside end lower piston cylinder head 6, to which is attached crimping die 54, and through which operates piston rod 7, at the lower end of which is carried the cap hold down 8.

To piston rod 7 is secured piston 9 which operates in piston cylinder 5. Piston 9 carries automatic adjustable valve operating rod 10 which may be adjusted by thread 11, and nut 12. This adjustment in a bottle capping machine is regulated according to the height of the cap used, or the relative difierence in movement desired between the piston cylinder 5, and the piston rod 7. Piston 9 is packed in piston cylinder 5 by packing 13, and to the upper end of piston cylinder 5 is secured the main piston 14, cup washer 15 being secured to main piston 14 and packing the same in main cylinder 1 by being held by piston cylinder 5.

16 is the valve casing secured in main piston 14. In valve casing 16 at one end is secured an annular ring 17 in which is secured exhaust tube 18. A short distance from ring 17 in valve casing 16 are secured annular spacing members 19, between which annular spacing members 19 are passages 20. 21 are passages in valve casing 16, 22 and 23 being annular rings secured in the valve casing just above and below the passage 21.

24 is a valve cylinder secured to spacing members 19, and rings 22 and 23.

25 is the main piston valve operating in the valve cylinder 24.

26 and 27 are valve cylinder heads secured one in each end of valve cylinder 24. In valve cylinder, heads 26 and 27 are valve ports 28 and 29 connecting with clearance spaces 30 and 31. In valve cylinder 24 are ports 32 and 33 adapted to be opened and closed by the piston valve 25.

34 is a rotating valve, divided centrally as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 one half thereof 35 connecting with the exhaust and closed at its lower end 36, the other half 37 being connected with the pressure in the main cylinder, and having its upper end closed to the exhaust at38, 39 40, 39 and 40' being circular ports in said valve. Rotary valve 34 at one end has an operating cam 41 which is rotated or operated by a pin 42 on adjustable valve operating rod 10. At the other end of rotating valve 34 is secured operating cam sleeve 43 having cams 44 and 45 at either end thereof, which cams are operated by pin 46 secured on reverse limit rod 47, which rod is secured in exhaust head 48 by set screw 50. Exhaust head 48 is secured in the outer end of exhaust chamber 49, which chamber is secured to upper main cylinder head 4. Reverse limit rod or valve operator 47 is adjustable by means of screw 50, and controls the limit of the reverse movements of the main piston 14, if said piston is not reversed before the limit is reached on downward stroke by the adjustable valve operating rod 10.

51 are openings in piston cylinder 5 allowing free communication between the lower end of the main cylinder 1, and piston cylinder 5.

52 is the main inlet; and 53 is the exhaust port.

54 is a crimping die secured to lower piston head 6.

56 is a collar secured to valve 34 and keeps it in place, and 55 is a feather preventing the rotation of piston 9.

The operation in the described embodiment of my invention is as follows: The fluid enters inlet 52 into main cylinder 1, through opening 51 into piston cylinder The pressure in main cylinder 1 on the inlet end of main piston 14 and in piston cylinder 5 are always equal and substantially the same as inlet pressure. The fluid is conducted from piston cylinder 5 through the half 37 of rotating valve 34 which is open to piston cylinder 5 and through port 39 in to valve port 28, valve clearance space 30 thus forcing or keeping main piston valve 25 in the position shown in the drawing, the space below the valve 25 being exhausted through ports 29 through the half 35 and exhaust tube 18. lVith the valve 25 in this position fluid is admitted through valve passage 33 from piston cylinder 5 through passage 21 into the upper end of main cylinder 1, thus forcing main piston 14 down together with piston 9 the exhaust valve passage 32 being closed by piston valve 25.

A bottle being placed in the capping machine as shown in the drawings, Fig. 2 and Fig. 5, cap hold down 8 and crimping die 54 come down on the bottle; cap hold down 8 forcing the cap on and securely holding the same on the bottle, piston cylinder with attached crimping die 54 continuing to descend crimping the cap on to the bottle and until piston 9 with its attached adjustable valve operating rod 10 and pin 42 operates cam 41, rotating valve 34. This limits the down stroke since on the rotation of rotating valve 34, inlet circular port 39 closes on port 23, and the port 39 opposite in the exhaust half of said rotating valve opens to port 28 thus permitting exhaust from the upper end of the piston. valve 25, at the same time the lower end of the piston valve is connected with the cylinder 5 through port 40 and port 29, thus admitting the pressure of piston cylinder 5 under main piston valve 25 forcing the same up, closing valve passage 33 and connecting passage 21 and passage 32 together thus permitting an exhaust from the upper end of main cylinder 1 through passage 21, piston valve 25, passage 32 in valve casing 16, openings 20 between the spacing members 19 and out through exhaust tube 18 into the exhaust chamber 49 and out of exhaust 53.

If there is no bottle in the machine or other obstruction to force piston 9 in on descent of piston. cylinder 5, then pin 46 operates cam 44 thus rotating valve 34 as before; at the limit of the upstroke pin 46 operates cam 45 thus rotating valve 34 and thus reversing the motor. It will thus be seen that I have provided a most simple and eflicient arrangement embracing a main piston 14 having a port 33, 21 therethrough the opening and closing of which controls the movement of the piston, a fluid operated valve 25 controlling the opening and closing of said port, a rotating valve 34 passing through the first named valve and controlling the movement thereof and means such as 42, 10, 46, 41, 45, 44, whereby the movement of the piston controls the movement of the rotating valve. Such an arrangement is capable of quick action, not likely to get deadlocked or stuck at slow speeds and not likely to get out of order.

By varying the sizes of the ports in one or both of the valves described the speed of the piston stroke with a given fluid or pressure may be varied.

If the ports are comparatively large or the fluid light and elastic the piston can be made to deliver a rapid hammer blow, and it is obvious that this hammer blow produced by the described movement of the piston may be utilized for any purpose in the arts for which such a hammer blow may be desired, such as riveting or rock drilling.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A. cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, an exhaust passage secured to said piston, a valve casing secured to said piston, a valve operating within said casing, said valve controlling the movements of the said piston, and means for controlling movements of the said valve through the said exhaust passage.

2. The combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a piston cylinder secured to said piston and operating through a cylinder head of said cylinder, a fluid operated valve in said piston controlling the movements thereof, and means for controlling the movements of said valve through the said piston cylinder by means of a piston operating therein;

3. The combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a piston cylinder secured to said piston and operating through a cylinder head of said cylinder, a fluid operated valve in said piston controlling the movements thereof, and means for controlling the movements of said valve through said piston cylinder.

4. The combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a fluid operated valve carried in said piston and controlling the movements thereof, a valve controlling the movements of said fluid operated valve, and means in said cylinder for operating said last mentioned valve.

5. In a valve structure, the combination with a body containing a plurality of chambers, one of which communicates with an exhaust and another of which communicates with a supply, of a cylinder with the opposite ends of which said chambers are alternately in communication, a valve in said cylinder operated by fluid pressure in said ends, and means for imparting a rotary movement to said body to reverse said communication to said ends comprising a relatively fixed member with which said body engages.

6. The combination of a valve cylinder, a valve operating therein, a controlling valve admitting fluid to and permitting exhaust from the ends alternately of said valve cylinder, said operating valve controlling a piston in which it works by controlling the passage of a fluid under pressure through said piston and controlling the exhaust from the cylinder in which said piston works in combination with said piston and said cyl inder.

7. In a fluid motor device, the combination of a cylinder, a piston cylinder operating in said first mentioned cylinder, a valve carried by and operating in said piston cylinder and controlling the movement of said piston cylinder, a piston operating in said piston cylinder, and means for controlling said valve carried by said piston.

8. In a fluid operated motor, the combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a valve operating in said piston and controlling the movements of said piston and operated by the fluid in said cylinder, and means for controlling said valve comprising a movable member and means carried by the cylinder for regulating the operation of said movable member.

9. The combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a valve casing secured to said piston, a means of exhaust secured to said casing, a valve operating within said casing said valve being operative to admit fluid from one side of said piston to the other side thereof and being operative to close the admission between the two said sides of said piston and to open an exhaust from one of said sides and means for admitting fluid at the reverse ends of the said valve as desired to work the said piston.

10. The combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a valve casing secured to said piston, a means of exhaust secured to said casing, a valve operating within said casing, said valve being operative to admit fluid from one side of said piston to the other side thereof and being operative to close the admission between the tWo said sides of said piston and to open an exhaust from one of said sides, and means for admitting fluid at the reverse ends of the said valve as desired to work the said piston consisting of a plurality of valves one admitting and another exhausting from said ends.

11. The combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a valve casing secured to said piston, a means of exhaust secured to said casing, a valve operating within said casing said valve being operative to admit fluid from one side of said piston to the other side thereof and being operative to close the admission between the two said sides of said piston and to open an exhaust from one of said sides, means for admitting fluid at the reverse ends of the said valve as desired to work the said piston consisting of a control valve controlling said admission and discharge, and means for controlling the movements of the said valve at any desired position of the piston in said cylinder.

12. In a fluid motor device, the combination of a piston, a cylinder carried by said piston, a second piston operating in said cylinder, said first piston having a port therethrough, a fluid operated valve con trolling the opening and closing of said port to control the movement of the first piston and cylinder and a second valve operated responsive to a predetermined movement of the second piston with respect to the cylinder, for controlling the operation of said first mentioned valve.

13, In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston having a port therethrough, means including a rotary valve carried by said piston in its movements for controlling the opening and closing of said per and means for controlling the operation of said valve.

14. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston, a valve controlling the admission of fluid to the opposite sides 01- said piston and means including a rotary valve, whereby said first mentioned valve is f controlled by the movement of said piston.

15. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston having a port therethrough, the opening and closing of which controls the movement of the piston, a fluid operated valve controlling the opening and closing of said port to control the movement of said piston, a rotating valve passing through the first named valve and controlling the movement thereof, and means whereby movement of the piston controls the movement of said rotating valve.

16. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston having a port therethrough, the opening and closing of which controls the admission of fluid to the opposite sides of the piston to operate the same, a fluid operated valve controlling the opening and closing of said port to control the movement of said piston, a valve controlling the movement of the first named valve, and means whereby movement of the piston con trols the movement of said second mentioned valve.

17. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston having a port therethrough, the opening and closing of which controls the movement of the piston, a fluid operated valve controlling the opening and closing of said port to control the movement of said piston, and a rotating valve controlling the movement of the first named valve.

18. In a fluid motor, the combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a second cylinder carried by said piston, a second piston operating in said second cylinder, a valve for cont-rolling the action of the fluid on said first piston, and means for controlling the operation of said valve responsive to a predetermined relative movement between the second piston and the second cylinder.

19. In a fluid motor, the combination of a cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a second cylinder carried by said piston, a second piston operating in said second cylinder, a fluid operated valve for controlling the act-ion of the fluid on said first piston and carried by said first piston, and means for controlling the operation of said valve responsive to a predetermined relative movement between the second piston and the second cylinder.

20. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston having a port therethrough, a valve operated by hydraulic pressure for controlling the opening and closing of said port to control the movement of the piston, a second valve controlling the operation of said first mentioned valve, and means controlled by the movement of the fpiston' for controlling the movement of the second valve.

21. In a fluid motor, the combination of a 1 cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder Land having a port therethrou-gh, a second jcylinder carried by said piston, a second piston operating in said second cylinder, a :valve for controlling the action of the fluid 1 on said first piston by opening and closing said port, and means for controlling the operation of said valve responsive to a pregdetermined relative movement between the 5 second piston and the second cylinder,

22. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the

combination of a piston, a valve' controlling the movement of said piston and carried thereby, and adjustable means carried independently of the piston for controlling the operation of said valve.

23. In a fluid motor, the combination of a cylinder, a: piston operating in said cylinder, a second cylinder carried by said piston, a second piston operating in said second cylinder, a fluid operated valve for controlling the action of the fluid on said first piston, a second valve for controlling the operagtion of the fluid operated valve, and means Qfor controlling the operation of said last :mention'ed valve responsive to a predetermined relative movement between the sec- 3 0nd piston and the second cylinder.

24. In a hydraulic motor, the combination of a piston having a port therethrough, a valve controlling the opening and closing of fsaid port to control the movement of the piston, and adjustable means carried inclependently of the piston for controlling the operation of said valve.

25. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston having a port therethrough afluid operated valve controlling the opening and closing of said port to con- .trol the movement of the piston, a second valve controlling the operation of said first .mentioned valve, and adjustable means carried independently of the piston for controlling the operation of said valve by cooperating with the piston.

26. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, a valve controlling the movement of said piston and carried thereby and an exhaust tube or pipe carried by the piston and projecting through one head of the cylinder, and through which the cylinder is exhausted.

27. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder, said piston hav ing a port therethrough, the opening and closing of which controls the movement of the piston, a fluid operated valve controlling the opening and closing of said port and carried by the piston, means controlled by the movement of the piston for controlling the operation of said valve and an eX- haust tube or pipe carried by the piston and projecting through one head of the cylinder and through which the cylinder is eX- hausted.

28. In a hydraulic motor or the like, the combination of a piston cylinder, a piston operating in said cylinder said piston having a port therethrough the opening and closing of which controls the movement of the piston, a Valve controlling the opening and closing of said port and carried by the piston, means controlled by the movement of the piston for controlling the operation of said Valve and an exhaust tube or pipe 15 carried by the piston and through which the cylinder is exhausted.

LOUIS H. BRINKMAN.

Witnesses:

J. Ln ROY HoPKINs, JNo. A. RICHARDSON.

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